Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis
<p><em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> is the most common bacterial pathogen causing sexually transmitted infections. As prenatal screening for <em>C. trachomatis</em> and treatment of pregnant women is not practice in Slovenia, perinatal transmission of <em>C. tracho...
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| author | Urška Šivic Darja Keše Tatjana Mrvič Marina Praprotnik |
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| description | <p><em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> is the most common bacterial pathogen causing sexually transmitted infections. As prenatal screening for <em>C. trachomatis</em> and treatment of pregnant women is not practice in Slovenia, perinatal transmission of <em>C. trachomatis</em> may therefore occur. We present a case of infant chlamydial pneumonia to illustrate that a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis in an afebrile infant with cough and “bronchiolitis”. Unnecessary investigations can be avoided and treatment can be promptly instituted if a diagnosis is made on time.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32137235a6c2453b9d71e55e8c4284d42022-12-21T18:45:18ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242016-11-018591748Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatisUrška Šivic0Darja Keše1Tatjana Mrvič2Marina Praprotnik3Klinika za pediatrijo Univerzitetni klinični center Maribor Ljubljanska ulica 5 2000 MariborInštitut za mikrobiologijo in imunologijo Medicinska fakulteta Ljubljana Zaloška 4 1000 LjubljanaKlinika za infekcijske bolezni in vročinska stanja Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana Japljeva 2 1000 LjubljanaSlužba za pljučne bolezni Pediatrična klinika Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana Bohoričeva 20 1000 Ljubljana<p><em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em> is the most common bacterial pathogen causing sexually transmitted infections. As prenatal screening for <em>C. trachomatis</em> and treatment of pregnant women is not practice in Slovenia, perinatal transmission of <em>C. trachomatis</em> may therefore occur. We present a case of infant chlamydial pneumonia to illustrate that a high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis in an afebrile infant with cough and “bronchiolitis”. Unnecessary investigations can be avoided and treatment can be promptly instituted if a diagnosis is made on time.</p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1501Chlamydia trachomatis, infant, infection , polymerase chain reaction, treatment |
| spellingShingle | Urška Šivic Darja Keše Tatjana Mrvič Marina Praprotnik Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis Zdravniški Vestnik Chlamydia trachomatis, infant, infection , polymerase chain reaction, treatment |
| title | Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis |
| title_full | Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis |
| title_short | Pneumonia in an infant caused by Chlamydiae trachomatis |
| title_sort | pneumonia in an infant caused by chlamydiae trachomatis |
| topic | Chlamydia trachomatis, infant, infection , polymerase chain reaction, treatment |
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